And The Winners Are...

Congratulations to Jim Ed. I've stated before here that I personally think he falls a little short of HoF qualifications, and I tend to be someone who would rather see the Hall error on the side of being too exclusive. With that said, I viewed his election this year as inevitable, and now that it's a done deal, I'm quite happy for him.

I still think that Dwight Evans, who fell off the ballot after one year, has just as good a HoF case as Rice, if not slightly better. Interestingly, if you were to combine Jim Ed's peak value with Dewey's sustained high level of performance, you'd probably have a first ballot inductee.

So both inductees this year have Sox ties...even if Rickey's was basically a cameo. Rickey's induction speech might just be the most entertaining one ever.